Journal of the Senate of the United States of America

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977

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Página 73 - treaty of commerce they avoided direct answers, so as to satisfy Mr. Morris they did not mean to enter into one unless it could be extended to a treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive, or unless in the event of a rupture with Spain. As to the sending a minister here, they made
Página 75 - instant, so soon as the moneys necessary shall be appropriated by the Legislature, and shall be in readiness. The recognition of our treaty with the new Emperor of Morocco requires also previous appropriation and provision. The importance of this last to the liberty and property of our citizens, induces me to urge it on your earliest attention. Go. WASHINGTON.
Página 69 - alone, it might perhaps be thought adviseable to make the sacrifice asked; and especially if it can be so done as to give no title to other the most favored nations to claim it If the act should put French vessels on the footing of those of natives, and declare it to
Página 67 - the United States of a right to lay a duty equivalent to that of the 100 sols reserved by France, would have, been completely useless, if they were left free by the preceding articles to lay a tonnage to any extent whatever; consequently, that the reservation- of a part proves a
Página 99 - with the court of London, on feveral points interefting to the United States, and particularly to know whether they were difpofed to enter into arrangements, by mutual confent, which might fix the commerce between the two nations on principles of reciprocal advantage: for this purpofe I authorifed informal conferences with their minifters, and from thefe I do not infer any
Página 80 - 1791. Gentlemen of the Senate: The act for the admission of the State of Vermont into this Union, having fixed on this as the day of its admission, it was thought that this would Also be the first day on which any officer of the Union might legally perform any act of authority relating to that State. I therefore required
Página 6 - liftening to the humane invitations and overtures made on the part of the United States renewed their violences with frefh alacrity and greater effect. The lives of a number of valuable citizens have thus been facrificed, and fome of them under circumftances peculiarly
Página 75 - Senate: I will proceed to take measures for the ransom of our citizens in captivity at Algiers; in conformity with your resolution of advice of the first instant, so soon as the moneys necessary shall be appropriated by the Legislature, and shall be in readiness.
Página 117 - of France, the peculiar fenfibility of Congrefs, to the tribute paid to the memory of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, by the enlightened and free Reprefentatives of a great nation, in their decree of the eleventh day of June, one
Página 149 - of the lands not claimed by the Indians, nor granted to, nor claimed by any of the citizens of the United States, within the territory ceded to the United States by the State of North-Carolina,

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